How Powerful Is The US Navy’s ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer?

The United States Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) recently launched the first EA-18G Growlers equipped with the AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare pods. These unassuming pods will provide the Growlers with a massive leap in improved jamming and electronic attack capabilities. The EA-18G Growler is the only dedicated electronic fighter jet in US military service and is one of the most important assets in SEAD and DEAD missions. Separately, the same aircraft carrier became the first to operate F-35C fighter jets in combat.